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Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 9 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is a technique that speakers/authors use to persuade their audience?
2. I stayed home from school today because I was sick as a dog
3. In the sentence 'The pen is mightier than the sword, ' which rhetorical device is being used?
4. A comparison to one situation to another situation ("I need my phone like fish needs WATER!")
5. "Yes, we're in pain now. We are in mourning and we are in shock."Is this juxtaposition?
6. Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.
7. A writer's words are his paintbrush.
8. Identify the simile
9. ..... means:a repeated grammatical pattern
10. A commercial for the new iPhone compares it to the previous model, showing all the ways in which the new one is better. Which rhetorical device is used?
11. If I try to explain something by associating it with something more familiar to you, I am making an
12. "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. "-William Shakespeare
13. "I have never done anything wrong ever in my entire life."~ Mona Lisa Saperstein
14. Boom Clap by Charlie XCXBoom clap / The sound of my heartthe beat goes / on and on and on and on and .....
15. When you mention something or someone well known from history, literature, politics, or pop culture (TV, Movies, YouTube, etc).
16. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair"
17. Evaluate the persuasive technique in 'I am not a crook' by Richard Nixon.
18. "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor it cannot save the few who are rich"
19. She wanted the lightness back, the confidence, the strength.
20. What Rhetorical Appeal is used here? Heavy use of the internet may contribute to the international tendency toward breadth rather than depth of knowledge. Using those most essential skills-pointing and clicking-our brightest minds may now never encounter, much less read, the works of Aristotle, Shakespeare, or Steinbeck.
21. What is a characteristic of a rhetorical question?
22. This is a literary device that juxtaposes two or more similar syntactic constructions, especially those expressing the same idea with slight modifications.
23. To make a point a point by exaggerating is which of the following rhetorical devices?
24. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence:No guts, no glory.
25. For essay #2 on the AP exam, you'll be given a paragraph of background information and a persuasive text that can be in three different formats. What are these 3 formats?
26. What is euphemism?
27. When something is said to be like something else
28. Which rhetorical device is used in the sentence 'He is as brave as a lion'?
29. If someone threatens you, they are using fear to motivate you to do something. This is an example of:
30. Complete the analogy.Page is to book as tree is to .....
31. "Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance ..... that can assure a more fruitful life for mankind?"
32. What does an antithesis aim to achieve in a text or speech?
33. In ethos, the writer or speaker presents himself to the audience as
34. Hope for the best; prepare for the worst.
35. What rhetorical device is being used in the statement:'As a doctor, I can assure you that this treatment is effective'?
36. Which literary device involves the repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words?
37. What does it mean to be a leader? It means to care about the people you lead, to always do what is best for the group, and to be the best role model you can be.
38. Visually descriptive or figurative language used to characterize objects by appealing to the physical senses
39. What is the purpose of using anaphora in a speech or text?
40. The use of a mild or pleasant term or phrase in place of an unpleasant one.
41. All teenagers spend too much time on their phones.
42. Which rhetorical device involves repeating words to make them stand out and be remembered?
43. The following sentence is an example of which rhetorical device? "Mom, what if there is a gunman at school, and I have no way to communicate with you aside from my phone?"
44. Views the nature of an inanimate objects in a new way
45. Dentists all over the country recommend this toothbrush.
46. People who live in cities don't take the time to appreciate nature. All they do is go to work and then go home to watch television.
47. Analyze the emotional resonance of the statement 'Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.'
48. "The wall both exists and doesn't exist." Is a .....
49. Fancy ways to have you side with me on my argument
50. What type of rhetorical device is used in a Sprite advertisement that says, "Drink Sprite Zero. 100% Sugar Free."
51. The definition of JUXTAPOSITION is .....
52. What is the definition of tone?
53. Words or phrases said over and over to illustrate importance or highlight meaning
54. Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?"Cars have made life far more convenient for us, but at what cost?"
55. Repeating particular phrases for effect
56. What is the term for the use of an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning?
57. What is a parody?
58. Antony:You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?
59. Which rhetorical device is used: "75% of people surveyed said they like our product better than our competitors."
60. Which rhetorical device involves using language to emphasize, explain, and persuade?
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